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From: "Michael S. Tsirkin" <m.s.tsirkin@gmail.com>
To: Dave Airlie <airlied@linux.ie>, dri-devel@lists.sourceforge.net
Cc: Linux Kernel Mailing List <linux-kernel@vger.kernel.org>,
	Kernel Testers List <kernel-testers@vger.kernel.org>,
	"Rafael J. Wysocki" <rjw@sisk.pl>
Subject: Re: [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected
Date: Wed, 11 Feb 2009 00:37:12 +0200	[thread overview]
Message-ID: <20090210223711.GA6809@google.com> (raw)
In-Reply-To: <sWhNs83kKPE.A.4cG.E30jJB@chimera>

Dave, dri guys,
Could you take a look at this circular dependency please (below)?  I
observe it when suspending laptop with radeon drm loaded and with
lockdep enabled. It seems that the root of the problem is that
various vm ops such as drm_vm_open, drm_mmap) are called with mm
semaphore taken, and take dev->struct_mutex. On the other hand,
drm_rmmap_locked is called with dev->struct_mutex, and calls mtrr_del
which depends on mm semaphore indirectly.

What do you think?

Bug-Entry       : http://bugzilla.kernel.org/show_bug.cgi?id=12574
Subject         : possible circular locking dependency detected
Submitter       : Michael S. Tsirkin <m.s.tsirkin@gmail.com>
Date            : 2009-01-29 11:35 (11 days old)

/var/log/message dump below.


 =======================================================
 [ INFO: possible circular locking dependency detected ]
 2.6.29-rc4-mst-debug #95
 -------------------------------------------------------
 sleep.sh/6730 is trying to acquire lock:
  (&per_cpu(cpu_policy_rwsem, cpu)){----}, at: [<c02c0da1>] lock_policy_rwsem_write+0x31/0x70
 
 but task is already holding lock:
  (&cpu_hotplug.lock){--..}, at: [<c012d89a>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x1a/0x50
 
 which lock already depends on the new lock.
 
 
 the existing dependency chain (in reverse order) is:
 
 -> #6 (&cpu_hotplug.lock){--..}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c0366c5d>] mutex_lock_nested+0x9d/0x2e0
        [<c012d8fc>] get_online_cpus+0x2c/0x40
        [<c010d96f>] mtrr_del_page+0x2f/0x160
        [<c010dada>] mtrr_del+0x3a/0x50
        [<f851a342>] drm_rmmap_locked+0xc2/0x180 [drm]
        [<f8521d31>] drm_master_destroy+0x151/0x160 [drm]
        [<c022a37c>] kref_put+0x2c/0x80
        [<f8521af2>] drm_master_put+0x12/0x20 [drm]
        [<f851dd1b>] drm_release+0x25b/0x4a0 [drm]
        [<c019781d>] __fput+0xbd/0x1d0
        [<c0197c09>] fput+0x19/0x20
        [<c0194a47>] filp_close+0x47/0x70
        [<c0194ada>] sys_close+0x6a/0xc0
        [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #5 (&dev->struct_mutex){--..}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c0366c5d>] mutex_lock_nested+0x9d/0x2e0
        [<f8522add>] drm_vm_open+0x2d/0x50 [drm]
        [<c012a397>] dup_mm+0x227/0x310
        [<c012b22f>] copy_process+0xd7f/0x1020
        [<c012b5e8>] do_fork+0x78/0x320
        [<c01017ef>] sys_clone+0x2f/0x40
        [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #4 (&mm->mmap_sem/1){--..}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c01441e8>] down_write_nested+0x48/0x70
        [<c012a238>] dup_mm+0xc8/0x310
        [<c012b22f>] copy_process+0xd7f/0x1020
        [<c012b5e8>] do_fork+0x78/0x320
        [<c01017ef>] sys_clone+0x2f/0x40
        [<c0103292>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #3 (&mm->mmap_sem){----}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c0183d73>] might_fault+0x73/0x90
        [<c022f633>] copy_to_user+0x33/0x60
        [<c01a3975>] filldir64+0xb5/0xe0
        [<c01e0c2f>] sysfs_readdir+0x11f/0x1f0
        [<c01a3b0d>] vfs_readdir+0x8d/0xb0
        [<c01a3b99>] sys_getdents64+0x69/0xc0
        [<c0103292>] syscall_call+0x7/0xb
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #2 (sysfs_mutex){--..}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c0366c5d>] mutex_lock_nested+0x9d/0x2e0
        [<c01e0f0c>] sysfs_addrm_start+0x2c/0xb0
        [<c01e14a0>] create_dir+0x40/0x90
        [<c01e1556>] sysfs_create_subdir+0x16/0x20
        [<c01e2770>] internal_create_group+0x50/0x1a0
        [<c01e28ec>] sysfs_create_group+0xc/0x10
        [<f81674fc>] cpufreq_stat_notifier_policy+0x9c/0x230 [cpufreq_stats]
        [<c036b007>] notifier_call_chain+0x37/0x80
        [<c0144d24>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x44/0x60
        [<c0144d5a>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x1a/0x20
        [<c02c0226>] __cpufreq_set_policy+0xd6/0x230
        [<c02c14a8>] cpufreq_add_dev+0x4e8/0x6b0
        [<c029d5a5>] sysdev_driver_register+0x75/0x130
        [<c02bff55>] cpufreq_register_driver+0xb5/0x1c0
        [<f808b0bd>] uinput_destroy_device+0x4d/0x60 [uinput]
        [<c010111a>] do_one_initcall+0x2a/0x160
        [<c015bdf5>] sys_init_module+0x85/0x1b0
        [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #1 ((cpufreq_policy_notifier_list).rwsem){----}:
        [<c0152221>] validate_chain+0xb51/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c0367441>] down_read+0x41/0x60
        [<c0144d0a>] __blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x2a/0x60
        [<c0144d5a>] blocking_notifier_call_chain+0x1a/0x20
        [<c02c1165>] cpufreq_add_dev+0x1a5/0x6b0
        [<c029d5a5>] sysdev_driver_register+0x75/0x130
        [<c02bff55>] cpufreq_register_driver+0xb5/0x1c0
        [<f808b0bd>] uinput_destroy_device+0x4d/0x60 [uinput]
        [<c010111a>] do_one_initcall+0x2a/0x160
        [<c015bdf5>] sys_init_module+0x85/0x1b0
        [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 -> #0 (&per_cpu(cpu_policy_rwsem, cpu)){----}:
        [<c0151cbb>] validate_chain+0x5eb/0x1150
        [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
        [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
        [<c03674a1>] down_write+0x41/0x60
        [<c02c0da1>] lock_policy_rwsem_write+0x31/0x70
        [<c03655a5>] cpufreq_cpu_callback+0x45/0x80
        [<c036b007>] notifier_call_chain+0x37/0x80
        [<c0144b49>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0x19/0x20
        [<c03574c9>] _cpu_down+0x79/0x280
        [<c012da5c>] disable_nonboot_cpus+0x7c/0x100
        [<c015cac5>] suspend_devices_and_enter+0xd5/0x170
        [<c015cd40>] enter_state+0x1b0/0x1c0
        [<c015cddf>] state_store+0x8f/0xd0
        [<c0228cf4>] kobj_attr_store+0x24/0x30
        [<c01e02d2>] sysfs_write_file+0xa2/0x100
        [<c0196e89>] vfs_write+0x99/0x130
        [<c01973cd>] sys_write+0x3d/0x70
        [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35
        [<ffffffff>] 0xffffffff
 
 other info that might help us debug this:
 
 4 locks held by sleep.sh/6730:
  #0:  (&buffer->mutex){--..}, at: [<c01e025b>] sysfs_write_file+0x2b/0x100
  #1:  (pm_mutex){--..}, at: [<c015cbdb>] enter_state+0x4b/0x1c0
  #2:  (cpu_add_remove_lock){--..}, at: [<c012d83f>] cpu_maps_update_begin+0xf/0x20
  #3:  (&cpu_hotplug.lock){--..}, at: [<c012d89a>] cpu_hotplug_begin+0x1a/0x50
 
 stack backtrace:
 Pid: 6730, comm: sleep.sh Not tainted 2.6.29-rc4-mst-debug #95
 Call Trace:
  [<c015166c>] print_circular_bug_tail+0x7c/0xe0
  [<c0151cbb>] validate_chain+0x5eb/0x1150
  [<c0152a66>] __lock_acquire+0x246/0xa50
  [<c013cf1e>] ? __cancel_work_timer+0x2e/0x190
  [<c01532d0>] lock_acquire+0x60/0x80
  [<c02c0da1>] ? lock_policy_rwsem_write+0x31/0x70
  [<c03674a1>] down_write+0x41/0x60
  [<c02c0da1>] ? lock_policy_rwsem_write+0x31/0x70
  [<c02c0da1>] lock_policy_rwsem_write+0x31/0x70
  [<c03655a5>] cpufreq_cpu_callback+0x45/0x80
  [<c036b007>] notifier_call_chain+0x37/0x80
  [<c0144b49>] __raw_notifier_call_chain+0x19/0x20
  [<c03574c9>] _cpu_down+0x79/0x280
  [<c012d83f>] ? cpu_maps_update_begin+0xf/0x20
  [<c012da5c>] disable_nonboot_cpus+0x7c/0x100
  [<c02531cb>] ? acpi_disable_all_gpes+0x25/0x2a
  [<c015cac5>] suspend_devices_and_enter+0xd5/0x170
  [<c015cd40>] enter_state+0x1b0/0x1c0
  [<c015cddf>] state_store+0x8f/0xd0
  [<c015cd50>] ? state_store+0x0/0xd0
  [<c0228cf4>] kobj_attr_store+0x24/0x30
  [<c01e02d2>] sysfs_write_file+0xa2/0x100
  [<c0196e89>] vfs_write+0x99/0x130
  [<c0103247>] ? sysenter_exit+0xf/0x18
  [<c01e0230>] ? sysfs_write_file+0x0/0x100
  [<c01973cd>] sys_write+0x3d/0x70
  [<c0103215>] sysenter_do_call+0x12/0x35

-- 
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  parent reply	other threads:[~2009-02-10 22:36 UTC|newest]

Thread overview: 118+ messages / expand[flat|nested]  mbox.gz  Atom feed  top
2009-02-08 19:05 2.6.29-rc4: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:06 ` [Bug #12414] iwl4965 cannot use "ap auto" on latest 2.6.28/29? Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12444] X hangs following switch from radeonfb console - Bisected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12491] i915 lockdep warning Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12490] ath5k related kernel panic in 2.6.29-rc1 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12419] possible circular locking dependency on i915 dma Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12441] Xorg can't use dri on radeon X1950 AGP Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12415] WARNING: at drivers/net/wireless/iwlwifi/iwl-sta.c:689 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12418] Repeated ioctl(4, 0x40046445, ..) loop in glxgears Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12497] new barrier warnings in 2.6.29-rc1 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12494] Sony backlight regression from 2.6.28 to 29-rc Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12496] swsusp cannot find resume device (sometimes) Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  0:38   ` Arjan van de Ven
2009-02-09  2:27     ` Greg KH
2009-02-09 23:46       ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12501] build bug in eeepc-laptop.c Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12502] pipe_read oops on sh Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12499] Problem with using bluetooth adaper connected to usb port Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12503] [slab corruption] BUG key_jar: Poison overwritten Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 22:12   ` Ingo Molnar
2009-02-09  0:40     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12551] end_request: I/O error, dev cciss/c0d0, sector 87435720 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12508] "powerpc/pci: Reserve legacy regions on PCI" broke my G3 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 23:38   ` Mikael Pettersson
2009-02-09  0:39     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12571] Suspend-resume on Dell Latitude D410 newly broken in 2.6.29-rc* Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12510] 2.6.29-rc2 dies on startup Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09 13:59   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2009-02-10 22:37   ` Michael S. Tsirkin [this message]
2009-02-10 22:41     ` Eric Anholt
2009-02-11  7:10       ` Thomas Hellström
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12604] Commit 31a12666d8f0c22235297e1c1575f82061480029 slows down Berkeley DB Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-10 16:28   ` Jan Kara
2009-02-12  1:47     ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-12  2:02       ` Linus Torvalds
2009-02-12  3:34         ` Nick Piggin
2009-02-12 14:32           ` Jan Kara
2009-02-14 14:29   ` Theodore Tso
2009-02-14 19:53     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12600] i915 lockdep warning Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  1:12   ` Roland Dreier
2009-02-09 17:21     ` Bob Copeland
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12610] sync-Regression in 2.6.28.2? Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12609] v2.6.29-rc2 libata sff 32bit PIO regression Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09 10:25   ` Hugh Dickins
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12608] 2.6.29-rc powerpc G5 Xorg legacy_mem regression Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09 10:24   ` Hugh Dickins
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12606] fb_mmap: circular locking dependency on hibernation Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 22:00   ` Andrea Righi
2009-02-08 22:06     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12617] unable to compile e100 firmware into kernel Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12615] boot hangs while bringing up gianfar ethernet Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12613] [Suspend regression][DRM, RADEON] Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 22:07   ` etienne
2009-02-08 22:11     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  2:26     ` Dave Airlie
2009-02-09 18:08       ` etienne
2009-02-09 19:31       ` etienne
2009-02-09  5:50     ` Soeren Sonnenburg
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12618] hackbench [pthread mode] regression with 2.6.29-rc3 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12649] Early crash " Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12650] Strange load average and ksoftirqd behavior with 2.6.29-rc2-git1 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12656] iwl3945 broken after hibernation: Wait for START_ALIVE timeout after 2000ms Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12659] Failure to resume two Sandisk USB flash drives attached to a Belkin USB Busport Mobile (F5U022) Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12660] Linux 2.6.28.3 freezing on a 32-bits x86 Thinkpad T43p Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12661] commit 64ff3b938ec6782e6585a83d5459b98b0c3f6eb8 breaks rlogin Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  4:23   ` Herbert Xu
2009-02-14 22:35     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12662] linux 2.6.29-rc3 kernel failure with mptsas Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12664] viafb triggers BUG at mm/vmalloc.c:294 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09 10:17   ` wixor
2009-02-14 22:39     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12666] Build failure with latest -git: btrfs on ppc64 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 21:53   ` Kyle McMartin
2009-02-08 22:08     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-10 20:00       ` Chuck Ebbert
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12667] Badness at kernel/time/timekeeping.c:98 in pmud (timekeeping_suspended) Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  7:53   ` Paul Collins
2009-02-09  9:18     ` Ingo Molnar
2009-02-14 22:42     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-16  7:17       ` Paul Collins
2009-02-16  9:10         ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-02-16 10:47           ` Paul Collins
2009-02-19  8:27             ` Paul Collins
2009-02-19  8:38               ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-02-19 13:00                 ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-19 21:47                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-02-19 22:08                     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-19 20:17                 ` Thomas Gleixner
2009-02-19 21:23                   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-19 21:51                   ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-02-22 19:31                     ` Thomas Gleixner
2009-02-22 20:46                       ` Benjamin Herrenschmidt
2009-02-09 10:32   ` Thomas Gleixner
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12663] Commit 8c7e58e690ae60ab4215b025f433ed4af261e103 breaks resume Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12668] USB flash disk surprise disconnect Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12670] BUG: unable to handle kernel paging request at pin_to_kill+0x21 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12669] 2.6.28.4 regression: mmap fails if mlockall used Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09 10:32   ` Hugh Dickins
2009-02-08 19:21 ` [Bug #12671] uvc_status_cleanup(): undefined reference to `input_unregister_device' Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 21:55 ` 2.6.29-rc4: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Linus Torvalds
2009-02-08 22:04   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-08 21:57 ` [linux-pm] " Alan Stern
2009-02-09  0:43   ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-09  7:36 ` Stefan Richter
  -- strict thread matches above, loose matches on Subject: below --
2009-04-06 18:54 2.6.29-git13: " Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-04-06 19:05 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-21 16:28 2.6.29-rc8-git5: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-21 16:39 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-14 19:01 2.6.29-rc8: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-14 19:05 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-16  0:24   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2009-03-19 13:03     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-03 19:22 2.6.29-rc6-git7: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-03 19:25 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-03 22:19   ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2009-03-03 22:42     ` Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-03-04 23:32       ` Michael S. Tsirkin
2009-02-23 21:45 2.6.29-rc6: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-23 21:48 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-14 20:35 2.6.29-rc5: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-14 20:38 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-04 10:21 2.6.29-rc3-git6: Reported regressions from 2.6.28 Rafael J. Wysocki
2009-02-04 10:24 ` [Bug #12574] possible circular locking dependency detected Rafael J. Wysocki

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